Opened by descendants of the Potepan, the Viennese liquor
makers, it has lost none of its late-nineteenth-century “bottega da
vino” atmosphere, where drinking is a pleasure amid its old casks.
The Liberty style can be seen in the counter, the length of the shop
itself, and in the striped wall decoration, faithfully recreated after a
part was discovered behind a mirror during renovation in 1990-92.
Set in the seventeenth-century Palazzo Mastini, its superb drinks
include Rosolio, Zabaione and Amaro ‘900 of Austro-Hungarian
inspiration, making it a favourite of connoisseurs the world over.








